#894 Dispelling the selective memory of Dr. Martin Luther King
Today we take a look at the legacy of Martin Luther King as it was taught to us and fill in the gaps that were left out. Turns out it was no accident those gaps were left in the first place.
Read more#893 Bringing harm, one patriarchal policy at a time (Abortion Rights)
Today we take a look at the actual harm caused by restrictive abortion policies and some ways to reframe the debate
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#892 Fearing and hating what we don’t understand (Religion)
Today we take a look at the propaganda we’re fed to convince us that muslims are dangerous and examine why it’s bullshit
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#891 Freedom, terrorism and where we stand (Charlie Hebdo)
Today we take a look at the terrorist attack on the French satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, including the hypocrisies, the missed points and a reassessment of the place of non-muslims in the War on Islamic Extremism™
Read moreHe May Be a Failure, but He's Our Failure (Colbert's Correspondents Dinner Speech)
A rerun from the earliest days of the show, May 2006 to be exact. If you missed the Colbert White House Correspondents Dinner the first time around then this is worth checking out and if you paid attention to it in the moment then this is a nice way to relive the magic. With The Colbert Report having recently come to a close, and me getting sick this week, it seemed like the perfect time to replay this classic.